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Taste of Square Dancing--one down!
Well, our first Taste of Square Dancing went pretty well. We didn't have a lot of new people (though practically all of Puddletown showed up!) but with it being the start of a holiday weekend, that's to be expected. Everyone who was there had a great time. My friend Stuart was there which was fun, and there were lots of women there which was nice to see. We had a lot of women show up for the Taste of Events last year too, but they...well, seemed to find having to interact with men distasteful. The women last night all seemed okay with interacting with men (and visa versa...that can be a problem too), and we had lots of women members there so that helped.
Galen Suave was the caller and he has been calling since he was ten so he really knows what he is doing. He calls a fun, energetic dance and really has great interaction with the room and the new dancers. He is not hard to look at either.
He called a Plus demo tip that was so much fun I could hardly believe it. It has been a long time since I danced really good, really challenging, really -fun- full speed choreography with a square that was actually up to it. With the exception of Squares Across the Border who also have a high floor level, it seems like we are always dancing with new dancers or with clubs that teach straight through Plus so it is always a wonderful reminder of -why- I enjoy square dancing when Puddletown gets to cut loose with a really great caller.
In any case, I had a lot of fun. It is strange how you can do "dosado--Back to back! Right and left GRAND!" all night to a great caller and leave the dance bouncy and energetic, while with other callers you can dance through the full Plus list and spend the evening counting the minutes till it is time to go home.
Anyway, that's it for now.
Galen Suave was the caller and he has been calling since he was ten so he really knows what he is doing. He calls a fun, energetic dance and really has great interaction with the room and the new dancers. He is not hard to look at either.
He called a Plus demo tip that was so much fun I could hardly believe it. It has been a long time since I danced really good, really challenging, really -fun- full speed choreography with a square that was actually up to it. With the exception of Squares Across the Border who also have a high floor level, it seems like we are always dancing with new dancers or with clubs that teach straight through Plus so it is always a wonderful reminder of -why- I enjoy square dancing when Puddletown gets to cut loose with a really great caller.
In any case, I had a lot of fun. It is strange how you can do "dosado--Back to back! Right and left GRAND!" all night to a great caller and leave the dance bouncy and energetic, while with other callers you can dance through the full Plus list and spend the evening counting the minutes till it is time to go home.
Anyway, that's it for now.